Ricardo Viñes

Ricardo Viñes, actually Ricard Viñes i Roda, ( born February 5, 1875 in Lleida, † April 29, 1943 in Barcelona) was a Spanish pianist. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Charles de Bériot.

Work

He has played numerous world premieres of contemporary French, Spanish and South American composers such as Debussy ( Images, Estampes, L' Isle Joyeuse ), Maurice Ravel ( Menuet antique, Pavane pour une infante défunte, Jeux d'eau, Miroirs, Gaspard de la nuit ), Satie Manuel de Falla ( Noches en los Jardines de España), Isaac Albeniz, Federico Mompou, Xavier Montsalvatge ( Quatre diàlegs amb el piano), Joaquín Rodrigo (A l' obre de Torre Bermeja ), Carlos Pedre, Juan José Castro and Heitor Villa - Lobos.